Law schools
Law schools by state
Every ABA accredited law school, grouped by the state you would sit the bar in. Compare bar exam difficulty and legal market size, then open a state to see its schools with cost, aid and employment data.
- 195
- Total schools
- ABA accredited, 2025 data
- 51
- States and territories
- with at least one law school
- 159
- Median LSAT
- national median across schools
- $51K/yr
- Average tuition
- sticker price, before grant aid
Explore by state
Shaded by school count or by first-time bar pass rate. Select a state to open its profile.
All states
51 states and territories, ordered by how many ABA accredited schools each one has.
California
CA
17
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 68.0%
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Market
- 199,126 active attorneys
New York
NY
15
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 85.8%
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Market
- 187,656 attorneys
Florida
FL
11
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 71.7%
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Market
- 112,188 attorneys
Texas
TX
10
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 79.5%
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Market
- 113,771 attorneys
Illinois
IL
9
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 83.0%
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Market
- 96,821 attorneys
Ohio
OH
9
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 79.1%
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Market
- ~47,000 attorneys
Massachusetts
MA
8
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 88.6%
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Market
- 70,703 attorneys
Virginia
VA
8
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 77.2%
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Market
- ~35,000 attorneys
Pennsylvania
PA
7
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 82.9%
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Market
- 74,129 attorneys
North Carolina
NC
6
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 71.8%
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Market
- 32,172 attorneys
District of Columbia
DC
6
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 76.5%
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Market
- ~56,000 attorneys
Michigan
MI
5
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 81.0%
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Market
- 41,065 active attorneys
Georgia
GA
5
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 77.9%
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Market
- ~52,000 attorneys
Tennessee
TN
5
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 78.3%
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Market
- ~24,000 attorneys
Louisiana
LA
4
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 68.9%
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Market
- ~23,000 attorneys
Missouri
MO
4
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 85.7%
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Market
- ~28,000 attorneys
Washington
WA
3
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 82.7%
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Market
- ~38,000 attorneys
Oregon
OR
3
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 80.2%
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Market
- ~16,000 attorneys
Minnesota
MN
3
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 88.1%
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Market
- ~26,000 attorneys
Connecticut
CT
3
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 83.5%
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Market
- ~21,000 attorneys
Alabama
AL
3
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 74.6%
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Market
- ~16,000 attorneys
Kentucky
KY
3
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 79.9%
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Market
- ~15,000 attorneys
Oklahoma
OK
3
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 82.1%
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Market
- ~15,000 attorneys
Indiana
IN
3
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 79.5%
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Market
- ~18,000 attorneys
Puerto Rico
PR
3
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 49.2%
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Market
- ~15,000 attorneys
Colorado
CO
2
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 81.3%
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Market
- ~25,000 attorneys
Arizona
AZ
2
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 75.2%
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Market
- ~19,000 attorneys
South Carolina
SC
2
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 76.8%
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Market
- ~14,000 attorneys
New Jersey
NJ
2
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 72.3%
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Market
- ~42,000 attorneys
Iowa
IA
2
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 86.8%
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Market
- ~9,000 attorneys
Maryland
MD
2
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 75.6%
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Market
- ~28,000 attorneys
Wisconsin
WI
2
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 89.2%
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Market
- ~20,000 attorneys
Utah
UT
2
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 84.7%
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Market
- ~12,000 attorneys
Arkansas
AR
2
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 77.2%
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Market
- ~9,000 attorneys
Kansas
KS
2
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 83.6%
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Market
- ~10,000 attorneys
Mississippi
MS
2
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 72.9%
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Market
- ~8,000 attorneys
Nebraska
NE
2
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 87.5%
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Market
- ~7,000 attorneys
Delaware
DE
2
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 77.9%
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Market
- ~4,500 attorneys
Nevada
NV
1
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 69.3%
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Market
- ~9,000 attorneys
New Mexico
NM
1
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 78.6%
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Market
- ~6,000 attorneys
New Hampshire
NH
1
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 85.2%
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Market
- ~5,000 attorneys
Hawaii
HI
1
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 73.5%
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Market
- ~5,000 attorneys
Maine
ME
1
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 82.3%
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Market
- ~4,500 attorneys
Rhode Island
RI
1
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 80.7%
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Market
- ~4,000 attorneys
Vermont
VT
1
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 79.1%
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Market
- ~2,500 attorneys
West Virginia
WV
1
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 76.5%
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Market
- ~5,000 attorneys
North Dakota
ND
1
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 89.7%
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Market
- ~2,000 attorneys
South Dakota
SD
1
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 87.2%
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Market
- ~2,500 attorneys
Montana
MT
1
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 84.6%
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Market
- ~4,000 attorneys
Wyoming
WY
1
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 82.3%
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Market
- ~2,000 attorneys
Idaho
ID
1
schools
- Bar pass rate
- 81.2%
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Market
- ~5,000 attorneys
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